Diamonte

DIAMONTE

Definition
An Example
Writing Your Own Diamonte

What is a diamonte? A diamonte is fun and easy to write. The purpose is to go from the subject at the top of the diamond to another totally different (and sometimes opposite) subject at the bottom.

Structure:
line 1 - one noun (subject #1)
line 2 - two adjectives (describing subject #1)
line 3 - three participles (end in-ing, tell about subject #1)
line 4 - four nouns (first two relate to subject #1, second two relate to subject #2)
line 5 - three participles (end in -ing, tell about subject #2)
line 6 - two adjectives (describing subject #2)
line 7 - one noun (subject #2)

Examples:

DIAMONTE POEMS
from Poetry World

	Baby Baby small, cute cuddling, crawling, teething giggling, spitting--faxing, telephoning working, fully grown, laughing large, mature Adult.
	Winter Winter cold, icy freezing, frosting, snowing blizzards, flurries--melting, sweating sunshine, sprinklers, blue sky warm, heat Summer.
	Friend Friend care, share trusting, loving, laughing secrets, helping--lies, strangers scary, frightening, weaknesses hate, dislike Enemy.

Click here to see Diamonte poems written by elementary school children.

Now it's your turn to write your own Diamonte poem.

Last Name First Name Email

(Title)

(name the first subject)

(2 adjectives describing the first subject)

(3 words that describe the subject in line one and end in -ing or -ed)

(4 nouns. The first 2 relate to subject 1 and the second 2 relate to the final subject)

(3 words that describe the final subject and end in -ing or -ed)

(2 adjectives that describe the final subject)

(name the final subject)